Staples survey: Shoppers delay holiday mailing until last minute

Framingham, Mass. -- A survey by Staples of 1,000 American shoppers revealed that the majority tend to wait until the last minute to mail holiday gifts.



The Staples Winter Holiday Survey found that two-thirds of those polled confessed to sending holiday cards out too late and nearly half admitted to shipping gifts at the last minute.



Waiting in line to ship packages ranks as a top holiday headache, right alongside travel delays and endless holiday music. More than half of survey respondents cited waiting in line to buy stamps or ship gifts as a top holiday frustration, while 48% of survey respondents say they complete their holiday shipping in the middle of the season’s chaos or at the last possible minute.



Six-in-10 survey respondents say their holiday cards actually arrive too late.